Katipuneras sweep Friendly matches

By Neil Bravo
The visiting Katipuneras FC swept its two Friendly matches against Faith Academy and Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City recently.
Shannon Arthur made mincemeat of her defenders finding her target three times for a hat trick to lead the Katipuneras’ onslaught in their first match against Faith Academy 7-0 at the Faith Academy Football Field.
Arthur’s explosion all came from goals beyond the box.
After Nona Amoncio, who once played in the AFC Under 16 Qualifiers in Malaysia, cracked open the scoring in the 13th minute, Arthur fired her first goal in the 18th minute as the RIFA standouts ended the half 2-0. When the Katipuneras returned for the second half, they suddenly went berserk as they fired from all cylinders keyed by Arthur’s marker with 7 minutes gone in the second half.
Anna Dio and Martie Bautista joined the scoring fray with a marker each as the visitors went up 5-0. Bautista’s goal came from a spectacular cross from Amoncio who played right wing midfield.
As if she was not finished, Arthur scored another before Bautista closed out the scoring.
The Katipuneras came back in the afternoon to beat Ateneo 4-0 after a close 1-0 lead in the first half. The Katipuneras are made up of players who have suited up for the U13, U14 and U16 AFC Festival for Girls in 2010 and 2011 in Vietnam. They are: Marianne Caparros, Isabelle Sabio, Mica Corrales, Lia De Guzman, Cathy Cabrera, AC Temena, Isabelle Medina, Antonette Amoncio, Bea Velasco, Joly Catedrilla, Tessa Bernardo, Noelle Antonio, Sami Garcia, Inna Guarin, Anna Dio, Martie Bautista, Pam Diaz, and Shannon Arthur.